Begin while the mine is operating
Start with the central argument: closure obligations take shape through decisions made during the operating years.
Closure begins when the source is still operating.
Follow what remains in motion
Continue with the water and materials that require attention beyond the product shipment.
Tailings water is a second orebody without a grade.
Read the financial commitments
Connect practical obligations to the terms and dependencies built into project finance.
A financing package changes the mine it finances.
See how the sequence changes
Finish with an essay on how declining demand changes the practical sequence of mine work and closure.
Declining coal demand turns a mine plan into a closure sequence.